Capital Southwest 公司 CSWC

Michael S. Sarner has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Board since February 2025. Mr. Sarner joined Capital Southwest in July 2015 as a Senior Vice President. He previously served as our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Secretary from October 2015 through February 2025, and as our Treasurer from October 2015 through April 2024. Prior to joining Capital Southwest, from 2000 to 2015, Mr. Sarner was the Senior Vice President, Treasury at American Capital, Ltd., a publicly traded BDC and global asset manager. Mr. Sarner was responsible for capital raising, debt capital markets, corporate restructurings, financial planning, corporate development of strategic initiatives, and system implementations of budget and treasury solutions. During the course of his career, he has raised over $6 billion in debt capital in term securitizations, secured revolving lines of credit, unsecured notes, and term loans to support middle market platforms. Mr. Sarner has also led both corporate and debt restructurings, serving as both the strategic lead internally and the external liaison to over 20 financial institutions involved in the negotiations. Prior to joining American Capital, Mr. Sarner served in various roles in the accounting and finance fields performing and managing due diligence, raising debt and equity capital, and performing audits in public accounting. Mr. Sarner holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from James Madison University and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from George Washington University. Mr. Sarner holds an inactive Certified Public Accountant License in the Commonwealth of Virginia. President and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Southwest Corporation.

Joshua S. Weinstein, joined the Company as a Principal in June 2015 to support the firm's credit-focused investment activities, was promoted to Managing Director in April 2017, Senior Managing Director in April 2021, and Chief Investment Officer in April 2024. Mr. Weinstein came to the Company from H.I.G. WhiteHorse, where he was a Principal responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, structuring, analyzing and monitoring middle market credits. Prior to H.I.G. WhiteHorse, Mr. Weinstein was a Vice President of WhiteHorse Capital Partners, L.P., a leading credit investor and manager of syndicated first and second lien loans and held analyst positions with Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics/Mathematics from Columbia University, a MBA degree from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Chris T. Rehberger, has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since February 2025 and our Treasurer since April 2024. Before that, he served as Executive Vice President of Finance of Capital Southwest since October 2015. Prior to joining Capital Southwest, from 2006 to 2015, Mr. Rehberger was a Vice President at American Capital, Ltd., a publicly traded BDC and global asset manager, where he was responsible for all aspects of planning, corporate strategy and debt capital markets activities. Mr. Rehberger holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce with a concentration in finance from the McIntire School, and a Masters of Business Administration from Darden School of Business, both from the University of Virginia.

David R. Brooks will be the Chairman of the Board of Capital Southwest following the Annual Meeting, subject to his re-election. Mr. Brooks is a director at SouthState Corporation (NYSE: SSB), a publicly traded bank holding company with approximately $65 billion in assets. Mr. Brooks previously served as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Independent Bank Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBTX), a publicly traded bank holding company. Mr. Brooks also previously served on the board of managers of Noel-Levitz, LLC, a large national higher education consulting company, and on the board of trustees of Houston Baptist University. Mr. Brooks has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry and previously served as the Chief Financial Officer at Baylor University. Mr. Brooks holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Business Administration from Baylor University. Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Independent Bank Group, Inc.

Christine S. Battist is a financial executive with over 30 years of experience in public and private companies. Ms. Battist has established financial infrastructure and driven transformational growth through IPOs, mergers and acquisitions and other capital market transactions. In addition, she led investor relations efforts and established internal audit functions. Ms. Battist currently serves on the board of directors of Highland Bank since March 2025. Ms. Battist previously served as an independent director of Bolt Project Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: BSLK) from February 2025 to March 2026. From 2018 to 2023, Ms. Battist served as Chief Financial Officer at Avison Young, a private commercial real estate services firm. Before that, she was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. (NYSE: SBY), a publicly traded real estate investment trust, from 2012 to 2016. Earlier in her career, she was Managing Director at Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE: TWO), a public real estate investment trust specializing in residential mortgage-backed securities, from 2011 to 2012. Ms. Battist also held various financial leadership roles at The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS), a Fortune 500 agribusiness company, from 2005 to 2011. Ms. Battist holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from St. Norbert College and is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas (inactive). Former Chief Financial Officer of Avison Young.

Ramona Rogers-Windsor is a senior finance executive with over 38 years of experience across multiple segments of the financial services industry including global investment management, public accounting audit, life insurance financial risk underwriting and retail brokerage. Ms. Rogers-Windsor spent 23 years in investment management with Northwestern Mutual, most recently as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager from 2012-2019. Prior to her role in asset management, from 1990 through 1996, Ms. Rogers-Windsor developed financial underwriting standards for life and disability insurance and consulted on large cases for Northwestern Mutual, culminating in her role as Underwriting Standards Financial Officer. Ramona's early career was with Robert W. Baird & Co., a Northwestern Mutual subsidiary, in trading and sales and at Arthur Andersen, LLP as an auditor. Ms. Rogers-Windsor has served as an independent director for Cohen & Steers Funds since March 2021, and as a Board Trustee for Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia from December 2020 to July 2025 and as an independent director for its insurance subsidiaries, Partner's Insurance and Partner's Insurance Company NJ since January 2023 and January 2024, respectively. Her past non-profit board experience includes Milwaukee Film from 2016 through 2019, The Girl Scouts of Milwaukee from 1987 through 1991, and University School of Milwaukee from 2004 through 2010. Ms. Rogers-Windsor holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Marquette University, a U.S. CPA license (inactive) and is a CFA Charterholder. Former Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Northwestern Mutual.

Jack D. Furst is the founder of Oak Stream Investors, a private investment firm he started in 2008. Mr. Furst has over 40 years of experience in leveraged acquisitions and private investments. He joined HM Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm, in 1989, the year it was formed (as Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, Inc.). Until 2008, he was a partner in HM Capital and was involved in all aspects of the firm's business, including originating, structuring and monitoring HM Capital's investments. Prior to joining HM Capital, Mr. Furst served as a Vice President and subsequently a partner of Hicks & Haas from 1987 to 1989. From 1984 to 1986, Mr. Furst was a mergers and acquisitions/corporate finance specialist for The First Boston Corporation in New York. Before joining First Boston, Mr. Furst was a Financial Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In addition to Capital Southwest, Mr. Furst has served on the board of directors of Drilling Tools International, an oilfield services company that manufactures and rents downhole drilling tools, since 2012, including serving as chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Furst received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the College of Business Administration at Arizona State University and his Masters of Business Administration degree with honors from the Graduate School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. Founder of Oak Stream Investors.

William R. Thomas is an independent board director and private equity investor with 20 years of corporate governance and investment management experience. Mr. Thomas has served as a director of Capital Southwest since 2014. He previously served as a director of Encore Wire Corporation (Nasdaq: WIRE) from 2007 through its $4.2 billion acquisition by Prysmian Group in 2024. Mr. Thomas has served on the boards of two publicly traded companies, eleven private companies, and four nonprofits. Mr. Thomas served at Capital Southwest from 2006 to 2012, advancing from Investment Associate to Vice President. He made, enhanced and monetized investments, served on multiple portfolio company boards, and oversaw valuation and regulatory compliance. From 2004 to 2006, he earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, consulting for private equity clients at Investor Group Services. From 1993 through 2004, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot of multiple aircraft and a leader in areas of training, safety, acquisitions, logistics, and combat operations, achieving the rank of Major. Mr. Thomas founded and leads a national angel investment network and has served as Chairman and CEO of Marketplace Chaplains, a national chaplaincy organization serving over 1,000 companies. He has been recognized as a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy. President of Thomas Heritage Foundation.